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New York, July 17, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a bill introduced in the Australian parliament on Wednesday that could result in journalists being targeted for prosecution and jail for reporting on intelligence information.

As Alan Rusbridger appears
Tuesday before the Home Affairs committee of the U.K. Parliament to give
evidence regarding the Guardian's
coverage of surveillance activities by the U.S. and U.K. governments, British
journalists and analysts say that newspaper's legal troubles are worrying in
large part because they come against the backdrop of increased regulation and
scrutiny of the wider industry.

New York, August 19, 2013--New York, August 19, 2013--Several journalists
working for international media said they were assaulted or briefly detained
over the weekend. The attacks and harassment came as Egyptian authorities
publicly accused international journalists of distorting coverage of recent
events.

Editor's note: In a follow-up report published on April 19, 2012, CPJ found questions about the journalistic credentials of the deceased.

New York, March 27, 2012--Syrian security forces shot and killed two freelance international journalists and wounded a third during an attack on Monday in the town
of Darkoush near the Turkish border, according to news reports and a witness
interviewed by CPJ.

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China media analysts are looking to two significant events
to shape coverage this month: The anniversary of a failed uprising in Tibet,
and the annual meetings of China's top political bodies, the National People's
Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing.
Journalists at work in both areas attracted coverage of their own today--but from
vastly different angles.

London's Metropolitan Police this week dropped their attempt to leverage the Official Secrets Act to force The Guardian to reveal confidential
sources for stories about the phone-hacking scandal that has gripped the UK's
political and media world. The Met's reversal is welcome, but its unprecedented
attempt to invoke espionage laws to force a newspaper to reveal confidential sources
has itself set a damaging precedent, suggesting that journalists are state enemies
for obtaining sensitive information from government officials.

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About 35 international journalists remained holed up in Tripoli's Rixos Hotel today, unable to leave the location, according to news reports. New video from The Guardian, above, shows reporters and photojournalists inside the hotel. BBC correspondent Matthew Price said conditions "deteriorated massively" overnight as forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi patrolled the corridors.

UPDATE: Journalists in the Rixos Hotel have been allowed to leave, according to news accounts. CNN's Matthew Chance said the journalists negotiated with armed guards to win their release. The journalists left this afternoon local time in cars provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

August 24, 2011 9:13 AM ET

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The safety
advisories sent out by the International News Safety Institute on Tuesday said
it all: "Bring a mobile phone with emergency numbers pre-set for speed dialling;
bring eye protection such as swimming goggles; carry first-aid kits and know
how to use them; wear loose, natural-fabric clothing as it will not burn as
readily as synthetics; and remember there is always the possibility of gasoline
bombs being detonated."

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New York, June 20,
2011--Waqar
Kiani, a Pakistani journalist who was assaulted Saturday night by men in police
uniforms, told the Committee to Protect Journalists that he fears for his
safety and the safety of his wife and two young children. The attack came five
days after Kiani, 32, had written a story the U.K. Guardian newspaper about
being abducted and tortured in 2008.